The Add-a-post of Adipose

Teryx has many joys in life.

Drinking from the faucet,


And nesting on things are two of them.


But her great joy in life is food.

Isn't she cute? Let's give her kitten chow.


Um....let's stop feeding her the high calorie kitten food.


Ugh - let's put her on an indoor cat type food


Oooh - let's get serious with the low-calorie indoor low-activity cat food.


How is she still getting bigger? Does she have a secret stash? Low metabolism? Will she ever stop growing?


It's always slightly embarrassing taking her to the vet. They put her on the scale (which she immediately nests on), then they raise their eyebrows at me.
"You know, " they say, "If you could get her to loose a few pounds she's be able to groom that crusty bottom of hers better..." (Ewww...I know....). How? how do I get my Buddha-kitty to stop meditating and run around the room and get her heart-rate up? The last time she had a check-up, the vet took her heart rate and said, "wow - that's the lowest heart rate I've ever gotten from a cat. She's pretty calm!" I didn't have the heart to tell the vet that Teryx hsn't realized we had left the house yet.

We're hoping that the addition of the puppy will make her move around a little bit more - unless she starts eating the puppy chow....

Stay tuned for the story of Whiskey and Teryx!